Karl Malone scored 12 points in the fourth quarter to rally the Utah Jazz to a 111-105 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Sunday as both teams wrapped up their preseason schedules.
The win gave Utah third place in the four-team, two-day tournament in Mexico City's Palacio de los Deportes.Leading the Jazz back from a 14-point deficit, Malone finished with 34 points. He scored from both the outside and inside, including two backboard-shivering dunks within a 34-second span in the final quarter.
Utah's Jeff Hornacek, who had 27 points, hit a 3-pointer with 1:40 left to break a 105-105 tie.
Wesley Person, the Suns' leading preseason scorer, led Phoenix with 26 points, including four 3-pointers.
Phoenix was 5-of-9 from 3-point range in the first half to take a 63-54 lead. The Suns still led 86-80 at the end of three quarters.
The Suns, who played without guards Kevin Johnson (abdominal hernia surgery) and Sam Cassell (strained ribs), finished the preseason with a 5-3 record. They open the regular season Friday in Los Angeles against the Lakers.
Utah ended the preseason 4-4. The Jazz open the regular season at home Friday against the Seattle Supersonics in a rematch of last season's Western Conference finals.
Grizzlies 80, Raptors 77
At Calgary, Alberta, rookie Shareef Abdur-Rahim scored 15 points to lead the Vancouver Grizzlies to a victory over Toronto in a preseason game that saw the Raptors lose rookie Marcus Camby to a sprained ankle.
Camby, the second overall pick in the draft, came down hard on his left leg after making a shot late in the third quarter. Raptors officials would not say if Camby's injury was the result of a slippery court surface that was brought in from the University of Alberta.
Damon Stoudamire led the Raptors with 18 points, all in the first three quarters.
Pacers 102, Spurs 80
At Indianapolis, Dale Davis had 18 points and 10 rebounds as Indiana defeated injury-depleted San Antonio in the final exhibition game for both teams.
Indiana (5-3) broke the game open in the third quarter when San Antonio (2-6) went nearly seven minutes without a field goal. The Pacers led 54-49 at halftime, then outscored the Spurs 10-2 at the start of the half.
Reggie Miller had 13 points for Indiana and Brent Scott scored 12. Dominique Wilkins topped San Antonio with 14 points and 14 rebounds, but shot 4-of-16 from the field. Carl Herrera had 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Spurs.